The Cabinet

Cabinet (government)

A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...

 of Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

is the executive committee that looks after the management of the country. It is chaired by Prime Minister

Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

 Freundel Stuart

Freundel Stuart

Freundel Jerome Stuart QC MP is the seventh Prime Minister of Barbados. He succeeded David Thompson, who died on 23 October 2010 of pancreatic cancer. He is a member of the Democratic Labour Party .-Personal life and career:...

 and is composed of 18 Ministers

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

.

Prime Minister Thompson took up the position of chairman in 2008 and is this country's sixth Prime Minister. Others to hold this esteemed designation are Owen Arthur

Owen Arthur

Owen Seymour Arthur, MP was the fifth Prime Minister of Barbados who was in office from 1994 to 2008 and is the current Leader of Opposition in Barbados. To date, he is the longest serving Barbadian Prime Minister....

, national hero The Right Excellent Errol Barrow

Errol Barrow

Errol Walton Barrow, PC, QC was a Caribbean statesman and the first Prime Minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy and educated at Harrison College, his sister Dame Nita Barrow also became a social activist, humanitarian leader and later...

, the late Rt. Hon.

The Right Honourable

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 Tom Adams, the late Rt. Hon. Harold Bernard St. John

Harold Bernard St. John

The Rt. Hon. Sir Harold Bernard St. John, KA was a Barbadian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Barbados from 1985 to 1986. He was leader of the Barbados Labour Party from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1985 to 1987. He was widely known as "Bree".St. John was born in the Parish...

 (later Sir Harold), and Rt. Hon. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, KA is a Barbadian politician. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Barbados from 1987 to 1994....

 (later Sir Lloyd).

The Prime Minister currently is the Hon. Freundel Stuart.

2008 Cabinet

The 18-member Cabinet announced by the Democratic Labour Party

Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)

The Democratic Labour Party is a political party in Barbados, and currently the ruling party of the country. It is led by Freundel Stuart.-History:...

 as of 20 January 2008:

Government Minister	Cabinet Positions
Hon. Freundel Stuart	Prime Minister Prime minister A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Hon. Adriel Brathwaite	Attorney-General Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...  and Minister of Home Affairs
Hon. Christopher Sinckler	Minister of Finance
Hon. Donville Inniss	Minister of Health
Hon. Dr. David Estwick	Minister of Agriculture
Hon. Ronald Jones	Minister of Education Education minister An education minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters.-Country-related articles and lists:Minister of Education may refer to:...  and Human Resource Development
Hon. Dr. Denis Lowe	Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, and Urban Development
Hon. Patrick Todd	Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Lands
Hon. Richard Sealy	Minister of Tourism
Mr. Haynesley Benn	Senator Senate of Barbados The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of both chambers and also includes HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados...  and Minister of Trade Industry and Commerce
Hon. George Hutson	Minister of International Business and International Transport
Hon. Michael Lashley	Minister of Housing and Lands
Hon. Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo	Minister of Labour
Hon. Steve Blackett	Minister of Community Development and Culture
Hon. John Boyce	Minister of Transport, Works, and International Business
Mr. Darcy Boyce	To the Senate and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Ms. Maxine McClean	To the Senate as Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

2006 Cabinet

The full Cabinet of the previous Barbados Government administration as of February 2006:

Government Minister	Cabinet Positions
Rt. Hon. Owen S. Arthur Owen Arthur Owen Seymour Arthur, MP was the fifth Prime Minister of Barbados who was in office from 1994 to 2008 and is the current Leader of Opposition in Barbados. To date, he is the longest serving Barbadian Prime Minister....  M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...	Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Hon. The Honourable The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...  Mia Mottley Mia Mottley Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP is a Member of Parliament for the Constituency Saint Michael-North East at Barbados.-Early life:...  QC Queen's Counsel Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law... , M.P.	Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Economic Affairs and Development
Hon. Dame Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...  Billie A. Miller Billie Miller Dame Billie Antoinette Miller, DA is a Barbadian politician.Miller is currently a member of the Barbados Labour Party...  DBE, D.A., BCH, M.P.	Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Hon. Noel A. Lynch M.P.	Minister of Tourism and International Transport
Hon. H. Elizabeth Thompson M.P.	Minister of Energy and the Environment
Hon. Rawle C. Eastmond JP Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions... , M.P.	Minister of Labour and Civil Service
Hon. Dr. Jerome X. Walcott JP, M.P.	Minister of Health
Hon. Reginald R. Farley JP, M.P.	Minister of Housing and Lands
Senator Senate of Barbados The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of both chambers and also includes HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados...  Hon. Lynette Eastmond.	Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development
Hon. Dale D. Marshall M.P.	Attorney General & Minister of Home Affairs
Hon. Gline A. Clarke J.P., M.P.	Minister of Public Works
Hon. Trevor Prescod M.P.	Minister of Social Transformation
Senator Hon. Erskine Griffith GCM, JP	Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Hon. Joseph J.S. Atherley JP, M.P.	Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Hon. Anthony P. Wood JP, M.P.	Minister of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports
Hon. Cynthia Y. Forde JP, M.P.	Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
Hon. Clyde A. Mascoll M.P	Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds M.P	Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Parliamentary secretaries

The Prime Minister also appointed a number of Parliamentary Secretaries

Parliamentary Secretary

A Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...

 who function as Junior Ministers but do not sit in cabinet.

• Senator Tyrone E. Barker J.P., assigned to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
• Senator Rudy W. Grant, assigned to the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport

See also

• Table of precedence for Barbados
  Table of precedence for Barbados
  The following is the Barbadian Table of Precedence.#The Queen of Barbados #The Governor-General of Barbados #The Prime Minister #The Chief Justice#The Members of the Cabinet...
  
  
• Ministers of the environment

External links

• Cabinet Ministers of the Government of Barbados
• Site of the Democratic Labour Party
• Site of the Barbados Labour Party
• Parliament of Barbados Official Site
• Government Headquarters building, The Ministry of Community Development & Culture, Barbados